Analyzing children's reading activity according to lending records of Bunko

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26330370
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: Shiozaki Junko 慶應義塾大学, 文学部(三田), 講師(非常勤) (50449021)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ISHITA Emi 九州大学, 附属図書館, 准教授 (50364815)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 読書 / 子ども / 文庫 / 児童図書館

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to analyze children's reading activity empirically based on various records which stored in Bunko. About 90,000 children's lending records from 1965 to 2005 were acquired to create a database. According to this database, reading patterns of 12 children who used Bunko from the late 1960's through until the 1970's were analyzed. The result shows the variation of patterns reading the same book or a series of books over and over, the trend of books read frequently there at that time.
A series of Bunko visits and a survey were conducted. The survey found many activities to introduce children to read, various records regarding children's reading at Bunko.The result shows continuous and evolutionary study of Bunko is needed and important to research children's reading activity.

Free Research Field

図書館情報学